EPA v. Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA - La Porte Plant - AOC ECDAT

Case summary

On April 30, 2019, EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) under its authority pursuant to Section 113(a)(3) of the Clean Air Act (�CAA�) to Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA (Respondent) located in La Porte, Texas. The AOC was issued in response to violations of NSPS of the CAA and the implementing regulations found at 40 CFR Part 60. The AOC requires the Respondent to complete the following within one year of the effective date of this Order: 1) Respondent shall install, operate, calibrate, and maintain a monitoring system capable of continuously measuring, calculating, and recording the volumetric flow rate of assist steam used with each flare; 2) Respondent shall install and operate automated controls to automatically adjust the steam flow rates with changes to the vent gas flow rates at each flare to maintain design-appropriate steam-to-vent gas ratios and high VOC combustion efficiency.

Defendants (1)

• Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TOTALENERGIES PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING USA LA PORTE PLANT

  1818 INDEPENDENCE PKWY S, LA PORTE, TX, 77571

  Registry ID: 110000619652

Statutes cited

• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA - La Porte Plant - AOC ECDATentered 2019-04-30

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2019-04-30Final Order Issued
• 2019-05-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-01-23Air Resolved
• 2020-01-23Enforcement Action Closed